#1Famous people · Lancaster
4 famous people were born in Lancaster
The best known is the American writer Rupert Hughes, with articles in 10 languages. Close behind are Jules Willcox and Isabel Richey. The oldest name on the list belongs to Isabel Richey, born in 1858, the newest to Jules Willcox, born in 1980. The biggest group are writers and artists: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Rupert Hughes
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Isabel Richey
Youngest
1980
Jules Willcox
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Lancaster
Languages with an article: 10 for Rupert Hughes, 4 for Jules Willcox, 3 for Isabel Richey.
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#3Through the years
When Lancaster’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lancaster is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lancaster and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Rupert Hughes: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Richey: Isabel Richey, Geo. F. Lasher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hi Simmons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons